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Northwest Premiere
Russia, 1913
80 min, 35mm
silent w/English titles
Noah Sokolovsky, Director
Sunday,
March 11,
4:00
pm
Special
Guest: Chaya Blaut, Teacher of Jewish History at Northwest
Yeshiva High School
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The
Life of the Jews in Palestine
(Northwest Premiere; Russia, 1913, 80 min,
35mm; silent w/English titles; Noah Sokolovsky, Director)—“Tears of happiness gleamed in the eyes of Jewish audiences,
thirsty for redemption,” said film exhibitor Yaacov Davidson, when The Life of
the Jews in Palestine was first shown in European ghettos and market towns in
1913. The film depicts Middle
Eastern and European Jews tilling fields, building schools, and laboring side by
side to build the nation that would become Israel.
This newly rediscovered and restored film, shot by Russian documentarian
and active Zionist Noah Sokolovsky, is a striking document of political and
cinema history, a call for the Jews of the Diaspora to make aliya and join their
brethren living, working, and praying in the land of milk and honey.
Musical
accompaniment by Lori Goldston, Kyle Hanson and Don Crevie of the Black Cat
Orchestra.
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